JP2007088626A - Television receiver - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a television receiver wherein small articles or the like can stably be placed independently of the inclination of a display panel and an enclosure in use when the enclosure for containing the thin plate display panel is supported with a base in a rockable way. <P>SOLUTION: A tray 16 is located to an upper end on a rear side of the thin plate display panel 20. When the television receiver 10 is in use, its occupied space S is a space surrounded in a plane view by a virtual line L5 passing through a front edge of a placing plate part 1402 and extended in the left/right directions, a virtual line L5 passing through a rear edge of the placing plate part 1402 and extended in the left/right directions, and two virtual lines L3, L4 passing through both left and right edges of a display apparatus 12 and extended in the forward/backward directions, and the tray 16 is provided so as to be contained within the occupied space S by utilizing rear side space only at the rear side of the part of the enclosure 22 for covering the upper end of the display panel 20 in the occupied space S. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a television apparatus including a thin display panel.

In television devices that employ liquid crystal displays, plasma displays, EL displays, etc., a thin plate-like display panel is housed in a housing, and this housing is supported by a base, saving space compared to a cathode ray tube system. It can be used by being placed on the edge of the floor near the wall or in a narrow place such as a shelf, table, counter provided on the wall.
On the other hand, in a conventional CRT-type television apparatus, since the casing has a box shape, the upper surface of the casing can be used as a mounting surface. Therefore, a portable device, a remote control device, and small items can be placed on the housing.
On the other hand, in a television device provided with a thin display panel, since the casing itself is thin, there is no place for portable devices, remote control devices, and small items.
Therefore, when a television device using a thin plate-like display panel is used, a remote control device for remotely operating the television device is placed in an easily understandable place different from the television device.
In addition, when portable devices that can be connected to a television device such as a video camera or a digital still camera are connected to the television device, the portable device is currently placed in the vicinity of the television device. Since a plurality of connection cables are routed around the television device, the surroundings of the television device become complicated.
In addition, small items that are always carried, such as house keys, car keys, and wristwatches, are placed in a certain place that is easy to understand apart from the television device.
The present inventor cannot mount the above-mentioned portable device, remote control device, and small items on a television device provided with a thin plate-like display panel while saving space while maintaining space saving. I have studied earnestly.
Conventionally, in a CRT-type television apparatus, a mounting table equipped with a power outlet is attached to the top of the housing, a portable device is placed on the mounting table, and images taken with the portable device using the power outlet are taken. There has been proposed one that is projected on a display of a television device (for example, Patent Document 1).
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However, such a technology makes the mounting table itself large in size corresponding to the case of a CRT-type television apparatus. With the mounting table provided, the housing itself including the mounting table becomes larger and saves. The current situation is that space cannot be achieved and it has not been put to practical use.
Furthermore, television apparatuses having a thin plate-like display panel are provided in which a casing in which the display panel is accommodated is supported by a base so that the swing adjustment is possible.
In such a television apparatus, when the mounting table is provided in the housing, the tilt of the mounting table increases depending on the swing angle of the housing, and cannot be used as the mounting table.
The present invention has been devised in view of the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is to maintain a space-saving and portable device without impairing the design of the television device viewed from the front, An object of the present invention is to provide a remote control device and a television device provided with a thin display panel that can be used as a space for placing small items.
Another object of the present invention is to provide small items regardless of the display panel used and the inclination of the case when the case accommodating the thin display panel is supported by the base so as to be swingable. Is to provide a television device that can be placed in a stable state.

In order to achieve the above object, a television apparatus of the present invention includes a base, a casing supported by the base, and a thin plate-like display panel accommodated in the casing, and the display panel A tray is provided on the casing portion that covers the upper end of the display panel on the rear surface of the casing that is opposite to the front surface of the display panel, and when viewed in plan, passes through the rear surface of the casing portion that covers the upper end of the display panel. A contour in the front-rear direction of the tray is accommodated between a virtual line extending in the left-right direction and a virtual line passing through the rear edge of the base in the left-right direction, and the left and right ends of the display panel are A contour in the left-right direction of the tray is accommodated between two virtual lines extending in the front-rear direction through the left and right ends of the casing portion to be covered.
The television device of the present invention includes a base, a casing supported by the base, and a thin plate-like display panel accommodated in the casing, and is positioned opposite to the front surface of the display panel. A tray is provided in the casing portion that covers the upper end of the display panel on the rear surface of the casing, and the casing is coupled to the base so as to be swingably adjustable, and a front portion of the tray is connected to the casing. The tray has a bottom wall that is swingably coupled to the upper end of the rear surface, and a parallel motion mechanism that keeps the bottom wall horizontal is provided on the base.

When a television apparatus having a thin display panel is used, the occupied space in a plan view passes through a virtual line extending in the left-right direction through the front edge of the base and the rear edge of the base. This is a space surrounded by a virtual line extending in the left-right direction and two virtual lines extending in the front-rear direction through the left and right ends of the display device.
In the television device of the present invention, the tray is provided so that only the space behind the rear surface of the housing portion covering the upper end of the display panel is provided in the occupied space so as to fit in the occupied space. The tray can be arranged without losing the advantage of space saving of the television device provided with the display panel and without damaging the design of the television device viewed from the front.
Accordingly, the upper part of the television device can be used as a portable device, a remote control device, and a space for placing small items without deteriorating the commercial value of the television device. Value and practical value can be significantly increased.
In addition, in the television device of the present invention in which the casing in which the thin display panel is accommodated is supported by the base so as to be swingable, when the display device is swingably adjusted up and down, Following the swing, the tray moves in the front-rear direction with the bottom wall always kept horizontal.
Therefore, the upper part of the rear surface of the casing that constitutes the television device and swings up and down can be used as a mounting space where portable devices, remote control devices, and accessories can be placed without dropping, and a thin plate display The commercial value and practical value of a television device provided with a panel can be significantly increased.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, embodiments of a television device 10 according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a perspective view of a television device 10 according to the first embodiment, FIG. 2A is a plan view of the television device 10, FIG. 1B is a front view of the television device 10, and FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view of the apparatus 10, and FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 1, 2A, and 2B, the television apparatus 10 includes a display device 12, a base 14 that supports the display device 12, and a tray 16.
In the present embodiment, the display device 12 includes a horizontally thin rectangular display panel 20 that is horizontally long and a housing 22 in which the display panel 20 is housed. In the present embodiment, the display panel 20 is included. Is a liquid crystal panel.
The housing 22 is configured by a rectangular frame-shaped front cover 24 and a rectangular back cover 26 having the same outline as the front cover 24, which are fastened by a plurality of screws. The front cover 24 is a display surface of the display panel 20. It covers the periphery and side of the front surface forming 2002.
That is, the display panel 20 is disposed with the display surface 2002 facing the opening of the front cover 24, the rear surface of the display panel 20 is covered with the back cover 26, and the display panel 20 is placed inside the housing 22. Various electronic components for driving and controlling are disposed, and many of these electronic components are disposed inside the back cover 26.
On the lower front surface of the front cover 24, the light receiving element 2402 that receives an infrared signal transmitted from the remote control device, the power on / off, the reservation operation, the standby (power saving operation), the communication operation, etc. are lit and extinguished. A plurality of LEDs 2404 for displaying by blinking or lighting color are provided.
In addition, a plurality of input / output connectors 28 for exchanging video signals, audio signals, and the like between the television device 10 and external devices are provided on the back cover 26.

The base 14 includes a mounting plate portion 1402 that is placed on a table, a shelf, a counter, a floor, and the like, and a column portion 1404 that stands up from the center of the mounting plate portion 1402.
The upper end of the column portion 1404 is connected to the lower end of the back cover 26. In this embodiment, the column portion 1404 and the back cover 26 are integrally formed, and the lower end of the column portion 1404 and the mounting plate portion 1402 are screwed. It is fixed by. In addition, it is arbitrary, such as making the support | pillar part 1404 rotate in a horizontal direction only a predetermined angle with respect to the mounting board part 1402.
The mounting plate portion 1402 has a depth in the front-rear direction and a width in the left-right direction, and the front half portion projects forward in an elliptical shape from the front surface of the display device 12, and the rear half portion is rearward from the rear surface of the display device 12. And its trailing edge extends in the left-right direction.

The tray 16 is provided in a housing 22 portion that covers the upper end of the display panel 20 on the rear surface of the housing 22 located on the opposite side of the front surface of the display panel 20 on which the display surface 2002 is located. That is, the tray 16 is provided at the upper end of the rear surface of the display panel 20. The plurality of connectors 28 described above are located near the tray 16 below the tray 16.
In the present embodiment, the tray 16 is provided integrally with the back cover 26 at the upper end of the back cover 26.
The tray 16 has a depth smaller than the thickness in the front-rear direction of the display device 12 (or the casing 22), extends over the entire length in the width direction of the display panel 20, and has a horizontally long rectangular shape on the left and right. A mounting space is secured.
As shown in FIG. 3, the tray 16 includes a bottom wall 1602 and a side wall 1604 erected from the periphery of the bottom wall 1602, and a side wall 1604 portion extending left and right at the front end of the tray 16 is formed on the rear surface of the display panel 20. It also serves as the back cover 26 part that covers.
The bottom wall 1602 is positioned below the upper edge of the housing 22 portion covering the upper end of the display panel 20, and more specifically below the upper end surface of the front cover 24 covering the upper end surface of the display panel 20. The upper surface of the bottom wall 1602 extends on a horizontal plane.
Further, the upper end of the side wall 1604 is positioned at the same height as the upper edge of the housing 22 portion covering the upper end of the display panel 20 or is lower than the upper edge of the housing 22 portion covering the upper end of the display panel 20. Located in the place. More specifically, the upper end of the side wall 1604 is positioned at the same height as the upper end surface of the front cover 24 that covers the upper end surface of the display panel 20, or from the upper end surface of the front cover 24 that covers the upper end surface of the display panel 20. Is also located in the lower part.
In the present embodiment, a sheet material 1606 made of a material having a large friction coefficient is attached to the entire upper surface of the bottom wall 1602 so that the stability of the object placed on the tray 16 is achieved.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, the tray 16 passes through the rear surface of the housing 22 covering the upper end of the display panel 20 when viewed in plan (in the present embodiment, passes through the upper end surface of the back cover 26). The contour in the front-rear direction of the tray 16 is accommodated between the virtual line L1 extending in the left-right direction and the virtual line L2 passing through the rear edge of the mounting plate portion 1402 and extending in the left-right direction, and the display panel Tray 16 is provided between two virtual lines L3 and L4 extending in the front-rear direction through the left and right ends of the housing 22 portion covering the left and right ends of 20 (in the present embodiment, passing through the left and right side surfaces of front cover 24). Are provided so that the contours in the left-right direction can be accommodated.

2C, reference numeral 1610 indicates a reinforcing rib provided across the bottom wall 1602 and the back cover 26, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs 1610 are provided at intervals in the left-right direction of the bottom wall 1602.
In addition, the tray 16 is not provided integrally with the back cover 26, but the tray 16 is formed separately from the back cover 26, as shown in FIG. It may be provided so as to be detachably attached to the back cover 26 with screws 1622.

Next, the effect will be described.
When the television device 10 including the thin plate-like display panel 20 is used, the occupied space S passes through the front edge of the mounting plate portion 1402 in a plan view as shown in FIG. A virtual line L5 extending in the left-right direction, a virtual line L2 extending in the left-right direction through the rear edge of the mounting plate portion 1402, and two lines extending in the front-rear direction through the left and right ends of the display device 12 It is a space surrounded by virtual lines L3 and L4.
In the present embodiment, the tray 16 is provided so as to be accommodated in the occupied space S by using only the space behind the rear surface of the housing 22 portion covering the upper end of the display panel 20 in the occupied space S. Therefore, the tray 16 can be arranged without impairing the advantage of space saving of the television device 10 provided with the thin plate-like display panel 20 and without impairing the design of the television device 10 viewed from the front.
Therefore, the upper part of the television device 10 can be used as a portable device, a remote control device, and a space for placing small items without deteriorating the commercial value of the television device 10. It is possible to significantly increase the commercial value and practical value of 10.
For example, when a portable device such as a video camera or a digital still camera is connected to the television device 10, the portable device can be placed on the tray 16, and a plurality of connection cables can be routed on the rear surface of the display device 12. So, as before, portable devices are placed in the vicinity of the television device, and multiple connection cables are routed around the television device. it can.
In particular, in the present embodiment, a plurality of input / output connectors 28 for exchanging video signals, audio signals, and the like with external devices are positioned below the tray 16 and in the vicinity of the tray 16. Therefore, electrical connection with these portable devices can be easily performed, and it is advantageous for routing the connection cable to the rear surface of the display device 12.

In addition, since the tray 16 is provided at the upper part of the rear surface of the display panel 20 and is positioned at the highest position of the television device 10, the placed small items are easily noticeable in a standing posture, and therefore the small items can be managed. In addition, it is advantageous in smoothly placing and taking out small items.
That is, the tray 16 can be used as a storage location for small items that are always carried such as car keys and watches.
In the present embodiment, the upper end of the side wall 1604 is positioned at the same height as the upper edge of the casing 22 portion that covers the upper end of the display panel 20, or the casing 22 portion that covers the upper end of the display panel 20. Since it is located below the upper edge, when the display panel 20 is viewed in a sitting posture from the front of the television device 10, the tray 16 is hidden by the display panel 20 and cannot be seen. There is no loss of design.

Next, a modified example of the tray 16 will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 5A is a plan view of a portion of the tray 16 according to the modification, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.
The tray 16 has a size smaller than the width of the display panel 20, extends substantially over the entire length of the rear surface of the housing 22 covering the upper end of the display panel 20, and has a horizontally long rectangular shape.
Two partition walls 1630 project from the left and right central portions of the bottom wall 1602 of the tray 16 at left and right intervals, and three storage spaces S 1, S 2, S 3 are formed on the bottom wall 1602 so as to open upward. ing.
A power outlet 1632 is provided on the bottom wall 1602 of the storage spaces S1 and S3 on both sides.
In addition, a plurality of USB connectors 1634 (input / output connectors for exchanging video signals, audio signals, etc. between the television device 10 and external devices) are provided in the central storage space S2 and stored. A lid 1636 that opens and closes the space S2 is swingably attached to the side wall 1604.
According to such a tray 16, since the power outlet 1632 and the USB connector 1634 located on the tray 16 can be used, a portable device such as a video camera or a digital still camera is connected to the television apparatus 10. When used, it is advantageous to easily perform the work.

Next, the television apparatus 10 in which the power outlet 1640 is disposed near the lower portion of the tray 16 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 6 shows a rear view of the upper part of the television device 10.
The tray 16 is provided at the upper part of the rear surface of the display device 12, and more specifically, is provided at the upper part of the back cover 26.
A plurality of power outlets 1640 are provided below the tray 16 at 26 back cover locations near the tray 16.
According to such a television device 10, the power outlet 1640 near the tray 16 can be used. Therefore, when a portable device such as a video camera or a digital still camera is connected to the television device 10, the operation is performed. This is advantageous for simple execution.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a television device 50 according to a second embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 is a side view of the television apparatus 50 according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a plan view of the television apparatus 50 according to the second embodiment in a state where the display panel 60 stands up along the vertical direction. 9 shows a perspective view of the tray 56 viewed from the rear.
The television device 50 includes a display device 52, a base 54 that supports the display device 52, a tray 56, and a parallel motion mechanism 58 that supports the tray 56.
In the present embodiment, the display device 52 includes a display panel 60 made of a liquid crystal display and a housing 62.
The housing 62 is configured by a rectangular frame-shaped front cover 64 and a rectangular back cover 66 having the same outline as the front cover 64 being fastened by a plurality of screws, and the front cover 64 is a display surface of the display panel 60. It covers the periphery and side of the front.
That is, the display panel 60 is disposed with its display surface facing the opening of the front cover 64, the rear surface of the display panel 60 is covered with the back cover 66, and the display panel 60 is driven inside the housing 62. Various electronic components for control are arranged, and many of these electronic components are arranged inside the back cover 66.

The base 54 includes a placement plate portion 5402 placed on a table, shelf, counter, floor, and the like, and a column portion 5404 standing up from the center of the placement plate portion 5402.
A bracket 5406 protrudes forward from the upper end of the support column 5404, and the lower ends of the two links 72 are swingably coupled to the left and right sides of the upper end of the support column 5404 via shafts 70, respectively. .
The front portion of the bracket 5406 is coupled to the central portion in the left-right direction on the rear surface of the back cover 66 so as to be swingable about the shaft 74, whereby the display device 52 can be swingably adjusted up and down. 54.
Similar to the first embodiment, the mounting plate portion 5402 has a depth in the front-rear direction and a width in the left-right direction, and the front half protrudes forward in an elliptical shape from the front surface of the display device 52. The second half portion extends rearward from the rear surface of the display device 52, and the rear edge extends in the left-right direction.

The tray 56 is arranged at the upper part of the rear surface of the display device 52, in other words, the tray 56 is arranged behind the upper end of the rear surface of the display panel 60.
The tray 56 has a depth larger than the thickness in the front-rear direction of the display device 52 and extends over the entire length in the width direction of the display panel 60 and has a horizontally long rectangular shape on the left and right to secure a mounting space. ing.
The tray 56 includes a bottom wall 5602 and a side wall 5604 erected from the periphery of the bottom wall 5602, and the side wall 5604 portion extending left and right at the front end of the tray 16 is a back cover 66 portion that covers the rear surface of the display panel 60. It is close.
A power outlet 6410 is provided on the rear surface of the side wall 5604 extending in the left-right direction at the rear portion of the tray 56, and the power outlet 6410 faces the rear of the tray 56, and is portable such as a video camera or a digital still camera. Simplification of work when the device is connected to the television apparatus 50 and used.

Brackets 5612 project downward from the left and right ends at the front of the bottom wall 5602, and two brackets 5614 are spaced downward from the center in the left-right direction at the middle in the front-rear direction of the bottom wall 5602. Projected.
The two brackets 5612 at the front portion are coupled to the left and right side surfaces of the upper portion of the back cover 66 through a shaft 76 so as to be swingable.
The two brackets 5614 in the middle part in the front-rear direction are coupled to the upper ends of the two links 72 via a shaft 78 so as to be swingable.
Further, a column portion 5404 portion and a bracket 5406 portion that connect the shaft 70 and the shaft 74, a back cover 66 portion that connects the shaft 74 and the shaft 76, a bottom wall 5602 portion that connects the shaft 76 and the shaft 78, and a link The parallel motion mechanism 58 that supports the tray 56 is configured by 72, and when the display device 52 is adjusted to swing up and down, the tray 56 follows the top and bottom swing of the display device 52 and the upper surface of the bottom wall 5602 is moved. It is provided so as to move in the front-rear direction while being always kept horizontal.

Note that, in the second embodiment, when the display panel 60 is viewed in plan with the stand up along the vertical direction, the housing 62 portion that covers the upper end of the display panel 60 is the same as in the first embodiment. A virtual line L1 extending in the left-right direction passing through the rear surface (passing the upper end surface of the back cover 66 in the present embodiment) and a virtual line L2 extending in the left-right direction passing through the rear edge of the mounting plate portion 5402 The outline in the front-rear direction of the tray 56 is accommodated in between, and passes through the left and right ends of the housing 62 portion that covers the left and right ends of the display panel 60 (in the present embodiment, passes through the left and right side surfaces of the front cover 64). It is provided so that the contour in the left-right direction of the tray 56 can be accommodated between the two extending virtual lines L3, L4.
Similarly to the first embodiment, the bottom wall 5602 is located at a position below the upper edge of the housing 62 portion that covers the upper end of the display panel 60. The upper surface of the bottom wall 5602 extends on a horizontal plane, and is located at a position below the upper end surface of the front cover 64 that covers the end surface.
Further, the upper end of the side wall 5604 is positioned at the same height as the upper edge of the housing 62 portion covering the upper end of the display panel 60 or is lower than the upper edge of the housing 62 portion covering the upper end of the display panel 60. Located in the place. More specifically, the upper end of the side wall 5604 is positioned at the same height as the upper end surface of the front cover 64 that covers the upper end surface of the display panel 60, or from the upper end surface of the front cover 64 that covers the upper end surface of the display panel 60. Is also located in the lower part.

Next, the effect will be described.
In the second embodiment, when the display device 52 is adjusted to swing up and down, the tray 56 follows the vertical swing of the display device 52 and the tray 56 always keeps the bottom wall 5602 horizontal in the front-rear direction. Moving.
Therefore, the upper portion of the display device 52 that constitutes the television device 50 and swings up and down can be used as a portable device, a remote control device, and a placement space on which small items can be placed without dropping, and a thin plate-like display The commercial value and practical value of the television device 50 including the panel 60 can be significantly increased.
Further, when viewed in plan with the display panel 60 standing up in the vertical direction, the virtual lines L2, L3, L4, and L5 (L5 is the placement plate portion 5402) as in the first embodiment. Of the occupied space S occupied by the television device 50 surrounded by a virtual line extending in the left-right direction through the front edge), only the space behind the rear surface of the casing 62 covering the upper end of the display panel 60 Since the tray 56 is provided so as to be accommodated in the occupied space S, the advantage of space saving of the television device 50 including the thin plate-like display panel 60 is not impaired, and it is viewed from the front. The tray 56 can be arranged without impairing the design of the television device 50, and the upper portion of the display device 52 is placed on a portable device, a remote control device, or a space for placing small items. Can be used as, it is possible to increase the remarkably the commercial value and practical value of the television device 50.

Similarly to the first embodiment, the tray 56 is provided on the upper rear surface of the display panel 60, and is positioned at the highest position of the television device 50. This makes it easier to manage the small items, and is advantageous in smoothly placing and taking out the small items.
That is, the tray 56 can be used as a storage location for small items that are always carried, such as car keys and watches.
Further, in the present embodiment, the upper end of the side wall 5604 is positioned at the same height as the upper edge of the casing 62 portion that covers the upper end of the display panel 60, or the casing 62 portion that covers the upper end of the display panel 60. Since it is located below the upper edge, when the display panel 60 is viewed in a posture sitting from the front of the television device 50, the tray 56 is hidden by the display panel 60 and cannot be seen, and the television device 50. There is no loss of design.

It is a perspective view of the television apparatus 10 of 1st Embodiment. (A) is a plan view of the television device 10, (B) is a front view of the television device 10, and (C) is a side view of the television device 10. It is sectional drawing of the tray 16 part. It is attachment explanatory drawing of the tray 16 at the time of forming the housing | casing 22 and the tray 16 separately. (A) is a top view of the tray 16 part which concerns on a modification, (B) is BB sectional drawing of (A). 2 is a rear view of the upper part of the television device 10. FIG. It is a side view of the television apparatus 50 of 2nd Embodiment. It is a top view of the television apparatus 50 of 2nd Embodiment of the state in which the display panel 60 stood up along the perpendicular direction. It is the perspective view which looked at the tray 56 part from back.

Explanation of symbols

10, 50 ... Television apparatus, 12, 52 ... Display apparatus, 14, 54 ... Base, 16, 56 ... Tray, 1602, 5602 ... Bottom wall, 1604, 5604 ... Side wall, 22, 62 ... Case, 24, 64 ... Front cover, 26, 66 ... Back cover, 58 ... Parallel motion mechanism.

Claims (18)

The base,
A housing supported by the base;
A thin plate-like display panel housed in the housing,
A tray is provided on the casing portion covering the upper end of the display panel on the rear surface of the casing opposite to the front surface of the display panel;
When viewed in plan, the virtual line extending in the left-right direction through the rear surface of the housing portion covering the upper end of the display panel and the virtual line extending in the left-right direction through the rear edge of the base The tray has a contour in the front-rear direction, and passes between the two virtual lines extending in the front-rear direction through the left and right ends of the housing portion covering the left and right ends of the display panel. The contour is in place,
A television device characterized by the above.   2. The television according to claim 1, wherein the tray has a bottom wall, and the bottom wall is located at a position below an upper edge of the casing portion that covers an upper end of the display panel. apparatus.   The tray includes a bottom wall and a side wall rising from the periphery of the bottom wall, and an upper end of the side wall is located at the same height as an upper edge of the housing portion covering the upper end of the display panel, or The television apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the television apparatus is located at a position below the upper edge of the housing portion covering the upper end of the display panel.   The television apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tray has a bottom wall, and the bottom wall extends on a horizontal plane.   2. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the display panel has a width larger than a height, and the tray extends over the entire length in the width direction of the housing portion covering the upper end of the display panel. Television equipment.   The display panel has a width that is larger than a height, and the tray has a front-rear dimension that is smaller than a front-rear thickness of the casing and covers the upper end of the display panel. The television apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the television apparatus extends over the entire length in the width direction.   The display panel has a width that is larger than a height, and the tray has a front-rear dimension that is larger than a front-rear thickness of the casing and covers the upper end of the display panel. The television apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the television apparatus extends over the entire length in the width direction.   The television apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tray is formed integrally with the housing.   The housing includes a front cover that covers the periphery and side surfaces of the front surface of the display panel, and a back cover that covers the rear surface of the display panel, and the tray is formed integrally with the back cover. The television apparatus according to claim 1.   The television apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the tray is formed of a member different from the casing, and the tray is detachably attached to the casing.   2. The television according to claim 1, wherein the tray is provided with a plurality of input / output connectors for exchanging video signals and audio signals between the television device and an external device. apparatus.   The television apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a power outlet is provided on the tray.   The television device includes a plurality of connectors for input / output for exchanging video signals, audio signals, and the like with an external device, and the plurality of connectors are located below the tray and near the tray. The television device according to claim 1, wherein the television device is provided in a housing part.   The television apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a power outlet is provided at a position near the lower side of the tray on the rear surface of the housing. The base,
A housing supported by the base;
A thin plate-like display panel housed in the housing,
A tray is provided on the casing portion covering the upper end of the display panel on the rear surface of the casing opposite to the front surface of the display panel;
The housing is coupled to the base so as to be swingable,
The front portion of the tray is swingably coupled to the upper end of the rear surface of the housing,
The tray has a bottom wall;
A parallel motion mechanism that keeps the bottom wall always horizontal is provided between the tray and the base,
A television device characterized by the above.   The parallel motion mechanism is configured to include four links, and a rear surface portion of the housing coupled to the base so as to be swingable and a rear surface of the housing coupled to the front portion of the tray. 16. The television apparatus according to claim 15, wherein a portion of the housing connecting the upper portion constitutes one of the four links.   When viewed in plan with the display panel standing up in the vertical direction, a virtual line extending in the left-right direction through the rear surface of the housing portion covering the upper end of the display panel and the rear edge of the base The tray has a contour in the front-rear direction between the virtual line extending in the left-right direction, and extends in the front-rear direction through the left and right ends of the housing portion covering the left and right ends of the display panel. 16. The television apparatus according to claim 15, wherein a contour of the tray in the left-right direction is accommodated between two virtual lines. The tray has a left-right width corresponding to the left-right width of the display panel, and a position where the front portion of the tray is swingably coupled to a position of the upper end of the rear surface of the housing is the left-right width of the tray. The upper end portion of the rear surface of the housing to which the front portion of the tray is swingably coupled is the left and right side surface portions of the housing located behind the display panel. The television apparatus according to claim 15.

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